Learning objective
- To investigate daily weather patterns.
Success criteria
- I can describe
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National curriculum
Geography
Human and physical geography
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Cross-curricular links
Maths
Pupil should be
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Can use the Activity: Weather diary (support) to sketch their findings. May need adult support to read and record weather measurements.
Pupils working at greater depth
Can add labels or sentences to their sketches to describe the weather using the correct vocabulary. Could consider how they think the weather might change in one, three and six months’ time.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: observing daily weather patterns
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Vocabulary definitions
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rain gauge
An instrument that measures the volume of rain in a given amount of time.
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thermometer
An instrument for measuring temperature.
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In this unit
Assessment - Geography Y1: What is the weather like in the UK?
Lesson 1: Where is the UK?
Lesson 2: What are the four seasons?
Lesson 3: What are the compass directions?
Lesson 4: What is the weather like today?
Lesson 5: Is the weather the same everywhere in the UK?
Lesson 6: How do people prepare for the weather?